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21st century realization of the C65: Complete 8-bit computer
https://mega65.org/
Dan's MEGA65 Digest 2025 | VCFMW 20 (2025)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs1J...
"MEGA65 contributor Dan Sanderson
@dansanderson.com
gives an overview and update on the project, and reviews his three years on the team." Recorded at Vintage Computer Festival Midwest by
@vcfederation.bsky.social
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Dan's MEGA65 Digest 2025 | VCFMW 20 (2025)
YouTube video by VCF Midwest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs1JZ4yi9w0
10 days ago
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Dan's
@dansanderson.com
#MEGA65
Digest for September 2025: Super Extended Attribute Mode
dansanderson.com/mega65/super...
Many huge project launches, then back to the character graphics series. The list of video modes grows longer! Get the Digest by email, web, or RSS:
dansanderson.com/mega65/
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Super Extended Attribute Mode
Dan's MEGA65 Digest for July 2025. Kicking VIC-IV character graphics into high gear.
https://dansanderson.com/mega65/super-extended-attribute-mode/
10 days ago
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MEGA65 at VCFMW 2025 Quick look at the MEGA65 booth by Steven
@retrocombs.bsky.social
together there with Dan
@dansanderson.com
youtube.com/shorts/JfZvx...
about 1 month ago
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The MEGA65 will be showcased at the The Vintage Computer Festival Midwest in Schaumburg, Illinois by Dan
@dansanderson.com
and Steven
@retrocombs.bsky.social
this weekend. Meet them in Zone R Table 04 and don't miss Dan's talk on Saturday at 10:30AM Dan's MEGA65 Digest 2025
#MEGA65
about 1 month ago
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The recording of the talk "The MEGA65: Who Remembers the Commodore 65?" by
@dansanderson.com
at VCF West 2025 has been published by
@vcfederation.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8hU...
#MEGA65
about 2 months ago
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💫 Dan's
#mega65
Digest for August 2025: So Many Things.
dansanderson.com/mega65/so-ma...
Commodore, Compute!'s Gazette, community update, and VCF West. Too busy! Get the Digest by email, web, or RSS:
dansanderson.com/mega65/
Podcast in the usual places. Support the Digest:
ko-fi.com/dddaaannn
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So Many Things
Dan's MEGA65 Digest for August 2025. Commodore, Compute, conferences, games, videos, experiments!
https://dansanderson.com/mega65/so-many-things/
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Todd Gill - Retro Frog
2 months ago
Finished the C64 game Lester via the C64 Core on the
@mega65.bsky.social
tonight. Great game that looks very NES with colorful graphics and great music. Well worth a play through and I hope the author does another.
knifegrinder.itch.io/lester
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dddaaannn's
@dansanderson.com
greetings from the Computer History Museum
@computerhistory.bsky.social
in Mountain View, California, USA at VCF West by
vcfederation.bsky.social
vcfed.org/events/vinta...
#MEGA65
#VCF
3 months ago
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Dan
@dansanderson.com
will be at the VCF West bringing the MEGA65 with him. 1st and 2nd August at the
@computerhistory.bsky.social
Mountain View, CA
vcfed.org/events/vinta...
3 months ago
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Todd Gill - Retro Frog
3 months ago
At the International Retro Computer fest with the
@mega65.bsky.social
running First Shot! by @RetroCogs. Also have the N-Go Spectrum Next Clone running. Both with LS-2 joysticks.
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3 months ago
💫 Dan's
#mega65
Digest for June 2025: Taste the Rainbow.
dansanderson.com/mega65/taste...
Custom characters, palettes, and more colors on screen than seems natural! Get the Digest by email, web, or RSS, or find the audio version wherever you get your podcasts.
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Taste the Rainbow
Dan's MEGA65 Digest for June 2025. Getting more color into your characters, and more characters onto the screen.
https://dansanderson.com/mega65/taste-the-rainbow/
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The ZZAP! 64 Issue #26 by Retro Fusion
www.patreon.com/zzapmagazine
has a double-page spread about the latest MEGA65 news
#Magazine
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Get more from ZZAP! 64 Magazine on Patreon
creating An A5, bi-monthly ZZap! 64 Magazine
https://www.patreon.com/zzapmagazine
4 months ago
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Dan's
#MEGA65
Digest for May 2025: Character Study.
dansanderson.com/mega65/chara...
Get the Digest by email, web, or RSS:
dansanderson.com/mega65/
Find the audio version wherever you get your podcasts. Search for: "Dan's MEGA65 Digest" Support the Digest:
ko-fi.com/dddaaannn
5 months ago
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Todd Gill - Retro Frog
5 months ago
Finally got myself a
#Mega65
! Time to dive into it.
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That’s the spirit! Loading from floppy disks!
#MEGA65
Screenful of BASIC Compo 2025 Two days left for voting. Head over to
itch.io/jam/screenfu...
itch.io
account needed. Photo by: Sidde
6 months ago
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The Screenful of
#BASIC
Compo 2025 now has a compilation disk with a browsable menu!
files.mega65.org?id=979509a9-...
You have four (4) more days to submit ratings and leave encouraging comments. Sign in to
itch.io
, then visit the jam page
itch.io/jam/screenfu...
6 months ago
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Screenful of BASIC 2025 compo - create games/demos/programs in BASIC65, with the whole source code being able to be LISTed entirely on an 80x25 screen. Now it's time to try out all submissions Voting
itch.io
account needed
itch.io/jam/screenfu...
6 months ago
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Less than 7 hours left until the Screenful BASIC65 Compo ends! Let's see if we can get a few more until midnight 😎 (CEST)
6 months ago
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Dan Sanderson
6 months ago
💫 Dan's
#mega65
Digest for April 2025: MEGA65: The First Ten Years.
dansanderson.com/mega65/first...
The MEGA65 10th anniversary issue!
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MEGA65: The First Ten Years
Dan's MEGA65 Digest for April 2025. Celebrating 10 years of the MEGA65 project.
https://dansanderson.com/mega65/first-ten-years/
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Less than one week left for your submissions to enter the "Screenful of BASIC compo", a funny little BASIC65 competition where the only rule is that the entire LISTing has to fit onto a single 80x25 screen. This is your chance!
itch.io/jam/screenfu...
6 months ago
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Retro Double Feature now Premiere unveiling the new MEGA65 Intro Disk V4! Learn all about it & how to set it up:
youtu.be/GHuL8E_yg4Y
At 1:00 PM ET: IMMEDIATELY AFTER, join the Livestream! We'll dive deep, explore the demos, games, music, and uncover all the surprises!
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💾️ This New MEGA65 Intro Disk Will Blow Your Mind!
YouTube video by retroCombs
https://youtu.be/GHuL8E_yg4Y
6 months ago
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Dan's latest
#MEGA65
Digest: What's New in v0.97.
dansanderson.com/mega65/whats...
Don't forget the Screenful of BASIC Compo (
dansanderson.com/mega65/scree...
) deadline is April 22nd, 11:59 pm GMT! Get the Digest by email, web, or RSS:
dansanderson.com/mega65/
6 months ago
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retroCombs
8 months ago
It's been a while since the last livestream. Let's fix that! Join me on 2025-03-02 at 2 p.m. (Eastern) as we unbox the Atari VCS.
youtube.com/live/dWygCQ1...
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🔴️ LIVE Unboxing of the Atari VCS | Should You Buy in 2025? 🕹️️
YouTube video by retroCombs
https://youtube.com/live/dWygCQ12apE
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MEGA65
CodingWithCulp
8 months ago
Finally, got my video on a Hunt the Wumpus on the
#Mega65
@mega65.bsky.social
uploaded! Lots of issues caused me to have to shoot it about 547 times....the D81 is now uploaded. Have fun, improve it, it has been a long time since I did anything in BASIC so I was rusty!!
youtu.be/Pip6d3JzjLk?...
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Hunt the Wumpus on the Mega65!
YouTube video by Coding with Culp
https://youtu.be/Pip6d3JzjLk?si=DSk_a-FfsYJNc9jz
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Dan Sanderson
9 months ago
💫 Dan's
#mega65
Digest for January 2025: Disassembling Crossroads, part 2. I've always wanted to learn the Ghidra disassembler. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
dansanderson.com/mega65/cross...
Subscribe in your RSS feed reader:
dansanderson.com/mega65/
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Disassembling Crossroads, part 2
Dan's MEGA65 Digest for January 2025
https://dansanderson.com/mega65/crossroads-part-2/
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CodingWithCulp
9 months ago
My Hunt the Wumpus on the
@mega65.bsky.social
#mega65
is coming along! It should be 100% playable tomorrow evening, I'm not saying it will be done, just saying it will be playable. It would be done tonight, but I have a football game to watch.
#retrocomputing
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i6yh0...
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CodingWithCulp
9 months ago
SNOW DAY THE NEXT TWO DAYS! I have been threatening to write a graphical Hunt the Wumpus on the
#Mega65
from
@mega65.bsky.social
! I get so little time with my retro machines, but I think tomorrow is the day for it! Cold, snowy days with a cup of hot cocoa really gets my creativity flowing!
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Chapter 6 "Using Disks and Disk Images" of the
#MEGA65
user's guide series is live.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw7o...
Hosted by
@retrocombs.bsky.social
10 months ago
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Dan Sanderson
10 months ago
💫 Dan's
#mega65
Digest for December 2024: Santa's Souped-up MEGA65. There were so many project announcements in the last month, this issue is all project announcements!
dansanderson.com/mega65/santa...
Subscribe to the Digest by email:
m65digest.substack.com
Support the Digest:
ko-fi.com/dddaaannn
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Santa's Souped-Up MEGA65
Dan's MEGA65 Digest for December 2024
https://dansanderson.com/mega65/santas-souped-up-mega65/
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retroCombs
11 months ago
BitBinders 1581 dual drive is a nice addition to the
@mega65.bsky.social
or original Commodore computers.
youtu.be/d8zp2pUfXfI
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Dan Sanderson
11 months ago
💫 Dan's
#mega65
Digest for November 2024: Disassembling Crossroads, part 1. Reverse engineering my favorite C64 game!
dansanderson.com/mega65/cross...
Subscribe to the Digest by email:
m65digest.substack.com
Find the audio read-aloud wherever you get your podcasts.
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Disassembling Crossroads, part 1
Dan's MEGA65 Digest for November 2024
https://dansanderson.com/mega65/crossroads-part-1/
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Dan's
#MEGA65
Digest for October 2024: Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start. All about Commodore game controller programming! Can we get to 3 buttons? 5 buttons??
dansanderson.com/mega65/up-up...
12 months ago
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deathy/BAS and Drex are live over on
www.twitch.tv/djdefed
further working on "MegaKitty Goes Bonkers"
#MEGA65
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djdefed - Twitch
I am a Mega65 geek. This stream will be about my work on that neo-retro computer. It will include FPGA work, game development, demo-making, pixel arting, creating cross-development tools, and honest...
https://www.twitch.tv/djdefed
about 1 year ago
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This Saturday at noon (CET) livestream of further development of MegaKitty Goes Bonkers, by death/BAS over on his channel
www.youtube.com/@deathybrs
with Drex as a guest in the stream.
#MEGA65
about 1 year ago
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Dan's
#MEGA65
Digest for September 2024: Greetings from Chicagoland. Vintage Computer Festival Midwest was a great time!
dansanderson.com/mega65/chica...
about 1 year ago
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Steven
@retrocombs.bsky.social
will be at it again, testing if Sonic the Hedgehog for the C64 will run on a
#MEGA65
. He will test using the C64 core with the REU function turned on. You can join him, when he is testing both with + without fast loader. Tune in Thu 6 p.m. EDT
youtu.be/HggjPtYoIgo
about 1 year ago
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New
#MEGA65
owner "Just tried the C64 core and it's pretty cool. I popped in my physical Action Replay VI and one cool thing is that on power on, it selects the C64 core if the cart is inserted and otherwise the M65 core. That is really convenient."
cores.mega65.org
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MEGA65 Alternative Cores
https://cores.mega65.org/
about 1 year ago
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Dan's
#MEGA65
Digest for July 2024: Let's Paint! White. A blank page or canvas. The challenge: bring order to the whole. Through design. Composition. Balance. Light. And BASIC 65.
dansanderson.com/mega65/lets-...
about 1 year ago
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Get ready to level up your MEGA≡65 skills! 🤓 Chapter 4 of
@retrocombs.bsky.social
User's Guide series premieres Sat 6th at 12 PM ET! (6PM CET) Diving into the Configuration Utility and mastering SD card setup. Join Steven in chat!
#retrocomputing
#MEGA65
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-PN...
over 1 year ago
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Dan's
#MEAG65
Digest for June 2024: KERNAL of Truth.
dansanderson.com/mega65/kerna...
Welcome new owners! This monthly MEGA65 newsletter brings you the latest news and information, plus we've got a feature article about integrating with the KERNAL from machine code. Also a clock!
over 1 year ago
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Retrocombs is premiering Gürçe's epic new MEGA65 demo "The Silent Enigma" AND conducting a Tom Snyder-style interview 2024-06-15 @ 2 p.m (EDT)! Stick around at 2 PM EDT for a Father's Day livestream when he plays four Commodore 64 games I've never heard of before.
youtu.be/jNWtfYYlG2U?...
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📺️ The Silent Enigma: New MEGA65 Demo by Gürçe (1970s-Style Interview)
Welcome to a retroCombs special! In this episode, I premiere the mesmerizing new MEGA65 demo, "The Silent Enigma," created by the talented Gürçe. Inspired by Anathema's hauntingly beautiful song, this demo is a visual and auditory masterpiece. But that's not all! We take a trip back in time with a retro Tomorrow Show-style interview with Gürçe himself. Discover his first Commodore experience, the inspiration behind "The Silent Enigma," and his journey into the MEGA65 developer community. Plus, get a couple of quick MEGA65 updates before the main event. Don't miss this exclusive look into the world of retro computing and modern creativity! Links: Disclosure Statement: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to Amazon and the eBay Partner Network. References: @MEGA65retro @IshiTheLastYihi Our MEGA≡65 Primer Video: https://youtu.be/Xx1njgEzTFk?si=5W6czMgY8dFMAWkK Tom Snyder Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEuo8n2KvyY Anathema - The Silent Enigma: https://youtu.be/CqsNCblUZPA MEGA65 User's Guide Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUVOtkLP-eY&list=PLRVBh2hjFTomDGwIT7uPMJv4zH9JAUSVG MEGA65 Accessories: 🕹️️Hyperkin Trooper Controller: https://amzn.to/3l1CHXj (US) | https://amzn.to/46U8C1I (UK) 📺️ Wimaxit 8" Monitor with ALL the connectors: https://amzn.to/49hqLXp (US) | https://amzn.to/4ahbs23 (UK) 📺️ Prison TVs on eBay: https://ebay.us/jTv90O 🛜️ Ethernet Network Cable: https://amzn.to/4cEJyyB (US) | https://amzn.to/3VAiJWp (UK) 🔈️ Edifier Speakers (BIG Upgrade and I LOVE these things): https://amzn.to/3vymO2G (US) | https://amzn.to/3TYAhKy (UK) 🔈️ Budget Speakers in Video (But Still Sound Good): https://amzn.to/3J2PyDX (US) | https://amzn.to/3vvl22p (UK) 🧠️ microSD Cards: https://amzn.to/3IYL3Kn (US) | https://amzn.to/3VB2f0f (UK) 🔊️ 3.5mm Shielded Cables: https://amzn.to/3VBsBPL (US) | https://amzn.to/3vxw9I8 (UK) 🚠️ HDMI Cables: https://amzn.to/4c2vhM9 (US) | https://amzn.to/3xfDZ9M (UK) 🐁 Tank Mouse: https://tank-mouse.com/ 🐁 mouSter: https://retrohax.net/shop/modulesandparts/mouster/ 🐁 The Mouse (USB Tank Mouse Clone): https://amzn.to/4ah85sa (US) | https://amzn.to/3VCXqnb (UK) MEGA≡65 Links: - My MEGA≡65 Page: https://retrocombs.com/mega65 - MEGA65 Intro Disk: https://files.mega65.org?id=all-intros - An Introduction to the MEGA65: https://youtu.be/Vr9rLUQZgJI - MEGA≡65 Page: https://mega65.org - MEGA65 Discord: https://mega65.org/chat - MEGA65 Forum: https://mega65.org/forum - Lulu User's Guide: https://www.lulu.com/shop/dan-sanderson-and-edilbert-kirk-and-paul-gardner-stephen/mega65-users-guide/paperback/product-dyrzzzy.html?page=1&pageSize=4 - MEGA65 User's Guide: https://mega65.org/user-guide Find me online at: 📹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@retrocombs ☕ Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/retroCombs 🎥️ Sub: https://www.youtube.com/@retrocombs?sub_confirmation=1 👕 Merch: https://www.retrocombs.com/shop 📝 Blog: https://www.retrocombs.com/ ❌️ X: https://www.twitter.com/stevencombs 📘 Facebook: https://fb.com/retrocombsfb 🐘 Mastodon: mastodon.social/@stevencombs Producers: Keven, The Lovely Accountant, & retroKat Executive Producers: Boba Fett, C.L.P., Jamie's Hack Shack, Mindrail, Mislav Krleža 👍 Please take the time to like, subscribe, and support the channel using the links ↑. Find something useful that provided information or saved you time? Send a {❤THANKS}! You can now become a member, or support me, at ☕ BMAC (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/retroCombs) using fun Commodore Computer inspired levels. Sign up for a C128 (Producer) or MEGA65 (Executive Producer) membership to have your name listed in future videos. Time Codes: 00:00 - Tomorrow Style Opening 00:12 - Introduction 00:30 - MEGA65 Updates 01:52 - My Guest Today, Gürçe! 02:29 - Gürçe's First Commodore Experience 04:53 - Gürçe Involvement with the MEGA65 12:03 - Gürçe's Demo Inspiration 13:18 - Gürçe's Toolbox 14:15 - What's Next for Gürçe? 16:15 - Thanks for Watching my Tomorrow Homage! 16:51 - Watch More retroCombs #MEGA65 #SilentEnigma #Gürçe #Anathema #RetroComputing #Commodore #DemoScene #TomSnyder #TomorrowShow #RetroTech #8Bit
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over 1 year ago
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It's June 2024,
#MEGA65
being prepped for shipping at the one and only Trenz Electronic Photos: Some are ready for shipping the others are undergoing the last boot test before shipping.
over 1 year ago
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Dan's
#MEGA65
Digest for May 2024: Racing the Beam. A dive into one of the most powerful features of the Commodore platform: raster interrupts!
dansanderson.com/mega65/racin...
over 1 year ago
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MEGA65 Keyboard, Editor & Freezer: The Basics (User's Guide Ch. 3)
youtu.be/kKGhYTJlSuw
by
@retrocombs.bsky.social
live in 3h
over 1 year ago
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Stefan Eilers working on a scripting language for the
#MEGA65
that combines the power of
#BASIC65
with a more structured syntax has just reached the next milestone transforming the initial proof of concept to a running interpreter
wiki.eilers-online.net/m65script
over 1 year ago
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Bobby Tables has been and is still working on refining and improving the SID implementation of the
#MEGA65
#Sound
over 1 year ago
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The real reason the
#MEGA65
has a floppy drive.
over 1 year ago
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Dan's
#MEGA65
Digest for "April" 2024
dansanderson.com/mega65/oh-ri...
Batch #3 pre-order recipients, it's time to start clearing off your desk! Just a couple of fun news items this time, back with a full issue in a few weeks.
over 1 year ago
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"Just Pixel" by Marc Teufel incoming updates: - Import from PNG and convert to C64 bitmap multicolor - Color replacing - Moving pixels in an selected area
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Me...
pixels.mega65.org
over 1 year ago
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Beta release of Pascal65 by TwoBitRetro, a Pascal compiler and IDE that runs directly on the
#MEGA65
! A D81 image is can be downloaded from the file host. Blog entry on the web site at
pascal65.org/blog/pascal6...
files.mega65.org?id=d3a2dd0c-...
over 1 year ago
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